Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 80.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
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